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    I have built carbon/foam models using Zap (with and without kicker), superglue (CA) and Araldite Standard adhesive. In my experience joints made with Araldite stay together, joints glued with anything else often don't.
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    Hi Rob. An added benefit of building from a kit is that you can modify it to suit your requirements. I struggle on my local slope site with limited space to land and often land on the side of the hill. So for maximum landing control I built my PMP Sierra with 60/40 split ailerons to create separate flaps. Now I can play with the crow braking setup on my transmitter. There is a video on YouTube which directly compares reflexed flapperons and crow brakes for landing slope soarers. The conclusion was that up-flaps bring the model down, but crow brakes can slow it down too. As an alternative to crow brakes I've tried operating the flaps from a self-centring throttle stick, which helps to show exactly what flaps can do.
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    PMP Sierra bottom
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    PMP Sierra top
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    Thanks Robin, that's a really useful link. I can use it to compile my own spreadsheet table of compatible parts.
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    When starting a kit or plan project I often want to convert the one-piece wing to a two-piece wing for transportation convenience (I sometimes cycle to the site). The tried and tested method is to build brass tubes into the wing roots and connect the wings with piano wire rods of 4 to 8swg (or whatever) depending on size and weight of the model. But, when looking for suitable hardware, I get lost in a maze of sizes, gauges, I/Ds and O/Ds when all I want is compatible rods and tubes which fit together with a minimum of slack. Has anyone come across a chart of compatible rod a tube sizes which can provide reliable guidance for hardware selection? Or can anyone point to a supplier of compatible parts on the internet? Thanks
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    I would echo the positive comments regarding PMP gliders. I have built and flown the Sierra and Stage 2 kits and they both tick all the boxes for looks and performance, my only caveat would be on weight, neither has needed ballast for windy hillsides and neither would be my first choice for light weather. However, the Cariba is (nominally) half a pound lighter and so looks (on the face of it) to be the best choice to meet your requirement for a model to suit "low and high winds with a bit of ballast". My current favourite all-rounder is the vintage John Hancock 'Jubilee' design from 1977. Details are available on the Outerzone website. This trades pure aerobatic performance for versatility but is always a delight to fly.
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    A very different kettle of fish. The Phoenix Models Stage 2A Mk2 slope soarer kit. After five months in the workshop it's ready to go. All-up-weight turned out to be 10% more than suggested, possibly because of the two-piece wing adaptation and Solartex covering.
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    Second hand 2ch twin-stick 27mhz built from kit, previously used for boats – zero range for gliders. McGregor Digimac III, bought new for £85. Nice matching blue brushed aluminium Tx/Rx. Couldn’t get replacement arms for servos. Sold with Tamaya R/C electric car. Sanwa Conquest Mk II. Non-standard servo connectors, sold with Kamco Kloudrider. Futaba 6EXA, digital rudder trim lever broke, now used for simulator Futaba 6EXAP – from Ebay. As with 6EXA the NiCad won’t last for a full session. Hitec Optic 6 Sport 35mhz – from Ebay. NiCad lasts all day! Hitec Flash 7. Four alkaline cells last for weeks! However, 2.4GHz causes me Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (as does Bluetooth signal), which gives some discomfort in the workshop, but it’s OK in the field. Anyone else suffer from EHS?
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    Owners of Hitec 'Red' transmitters can currently get additional six-channel full-range receivers on Ebay for just £13.00 (inc. p&p). Search for Hitec Red Ikonnik KA-6. A good reason to stay on board if you have a growing fleet of models and can live with six channels.
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    As an impressionable teenager, 40 odd years ago, Mike Oldfield helped to inspire my interest in R/C glider flying. If my favourite 'pop star' of the time flew model planes then it must be a 'cool' thing to do. It seems rather ironic in hindsight... I heard recently (in a TV documentary perhaps) that Mike's recording studio was near Hergest Ridge and, weather permitting, he'd spend his days flying off the slope to escape the tedium of making the splendid L.P. of the same name.
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    That's a well photographed build log David, very enlightening and inspirational! Any news on trimming and flying?
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    Has there been any progress to report on the Carrera since April 2014? I've just started building Stan Yeo's Sierra glider and would like to hear of any recommended modifications and building and flying tips.
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